St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-15
THE PRESIDENT.
He Reached Memphis in Safety-.-
sDave Hawkins Joke.


He Reached Memphis in Safety
''Dave Hawkins Joke.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Oct. 14.-The
presidential party arrived here on time
this morning. They were met at the
depot by the mayor and other pr0mi-
nent citizens and great c0ncourse of
IpeOple, who braved the chill morning
and Mrs. Cleveland. In response to cheers
and calls the president made his appear
ance ON the platform, and thence
passed under the depot veranda, where
a sort of informal reception was held.
Promptly at O'Clock the train departed,
followed by the huZZas of thousands Of
people. From Springfield the ride of the
presidential party lay across a long
stretch of pine wood lands, and for hours
the sweet reSinous air of the morning
blew into the windows of the train. At
! the town of CahOot, Mo-, large crowd
was in waiting, and the president
walked out on the platform to bow his
Acknowledgements. At West Plains,
Mo, the hundreds of delegates to the
State Wheel, a granger organization,
were at the depot to greet the presiden-
tial party.
HoXIE, Ark, Oct. 14.-The flora
trophies of this forenoon's ride are one
little bunch of golden rod, pinned in
piece of pink-tinted paper, inscribed:
''For the president and his wife," 1t
was handed to the president by a tow.
headed Miss of thirteen at a water-tank
stopping place. The president expressed
a wish to stop at Mark Tree, Ark, in
compliance with quaint invitation he
had just received, signed Dave Hawkins.
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tion. representing the wild West, which
it says will be an enjoyable change
from the grand paradeS with music,
which have been his experience thus
far. "Bill West" the letter continues,
sis hustling to get all his hunting equip
ments to make display to meet your
observation. If the train does not stop
at our station please let us have
glimpse of you, for presidents seldom
come through these parts"
AT half dozen points this morning
there have been gatherings of from 100
to 300 people. whose tumultuOuS greet
ings have been most cOurteouSly ac-
knowledged by the president and Mrs.
Cleveland. At one point company of
lancerS was drawn up in line with arms
at present arms. At another, where the
locomotive was coaled, the natives had
an opportunity to shake the presidents
hand. The line from HOxie to West
Memphis lay in a typical Arkansas re-
gion. There were half a dozen little
front villages, but for the most part
groves of living oaks, gums and cypress
bounded the view. Interspersed
were openings for corn and cotton
fields. in the latter of which picking
were casual saw mills and lumber yards
The resident dwelling was of logs or
boards, in front of which blonde young
SterS were drawn up in line for review,
and around which, in default of flags
and banners, hung the family wash.
Mark Tree proved fraud. A wooden
station house, half dozen shanties
and score of Open-mouthed natives
were the only signs of Inhabitants. and
neither Dave Hawkins nor Bill West
were recognized. The train reached
West Memphis at $40 p. III.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 1.-THE presi-
dent is here, the guest of the city of
Memphis, and the largest throng of
civilians ever gathered within the city
limits is here to welcome him to the
South. A delegation of half dozen
gentlemen boarded his train as it came
to a stop at West Memphis, and in
formally conveyed to the eXcursionists
the greetings of the several committees
formed to do the hOnorS of the city, and
invited them on board the steamer Kate
Adams. which lay moOred close at hand
Upon the steamer they were welcomed
by about 200 of the leading citi-
ZenS-memberS of the executive, recep-
tion, and entertainment committees.
The boat was bedecked with flags and
its spacious cabin was a bower of roses.
The Adams cast off her line, and to the
music of an artillery salute, fired from
the levee on the east side, steamed UP
past the city, the band playing and the
people along the shore cheering. The
vessel went about three miles up stream
to give the president an opportunity to
see the work of river improvement
there in progress, and, turning, came
back to the custom house, where, after
a little delay. the distinguished guests
were landed. Up to this time the ut
most order prevailed among the thirty
thousand people on the 1evee. But
when the president and Mrs. Cleveland
had been seated in their carriage the
thrOngS in their enthusiasm broke over
all bounds, carrying away the colOred
militia guards stationed to keep the way
open. Indeed some of the guards
seemed to have joined the moving irreg-
ular masses themselves, and fol-
lowed on behind the presidential
carriage. The progress to the hotel was
by no means the orderly pro-
ceeding it was designed to be, miscel-
laneouS procession of trunks, market
wagons and 10000 negroes mixing itself
up with the carriages of the committees
and the guests, but there was ample
room and aside from the delay and ap-
pearance there was no harm done. The
presidential party was assigned COM
Portable quarters in the historic Gayoso
house, the parlors of the president and
Mrs. Cleveland being richly and taste
fully trimmed with flowers and ever
greens. The guests remained quietly in
their rooms till 6 o'clock, when they
were summoned to dinner in their
private dining room. At o'clock a
committee of nearly 200 ladies and gen.
tIemen in evening dress assembled in
the corridors of the hotel to escort the
president and his party in carriages to
see the fireworks. Here again great
deal of confusion enSued. Returning to
the hotel, the president and Mrs. Cleve-
land at 8 o'clock this evening held a re-
ception, which was attended by 1000 or
5000 ladies and gentlemen invited by the
committee of arrangements. Memphis
boasts of the beauty of her ladies' and
no stranger witnessed the array this
evening and remained uncOnvinced of
the justice of her claims. The city is
handsomely decorated in bunting and
flags and several mammoth arches span
her chief thOrOughfareS. One of the most
striking of these is made almost entirely
of bales of cotton.sAt IL o'clock tonight
the JackSonian Democratic clubs Sere-
nadad PraSidnpt on n NFrc Clavalopd